ArticlePhotosynthesis research2018
Faster photosynthetic induction in tobacco by expressing cyanobacterial flavodiiron proteins in chloroplasts.
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- Here comes the sun: How optimization of photosynthetic light reactions can boost crop yields.Journal of integrative plant biology · 2022Review
- Integrated biomarker responses of rice associated with grain yield in copper-contaminated soil.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2022Article
- Expression of Flavodiiron Proteins Flv2-Flv4 in Chloroplasts of Arabidopsis and Tobacco Plants Provides Multiple Stress Tolerance.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Article
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- A Chlorophyte Alga Utilizes Alternative Electron Transport for Primary Photoprotection.Plant physiology · 2020Article
- Rapid ChlorophyllPlant physiology · 2020Article
- Photons to food: genetic improvement of cereal crop photosynthesis.Journal of experimental botany · 2020Article
- Plastid-Targeted Cyanobacterial Flavodiiron Proteins Maintain Carbohydrate Turnover and Enhance Drought Stress Tolerance in Barley.Frontiers in plant science · 2020Article
- Providing an Additional Electron Sink by the Introduction of Cyanobacterial Flavodiirons Enhances Growth ofFrontiers in plant science · 2020Article
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- Enhancing photosynthesis in plants: the light reactions.Essays in biochemistry · 2018Review
- Flavodiiron Protein Activity Outcompetes Cyclic Electron Transport When Expressed in Angiosperm Nicotiana tabacum.Physiologia plantarumArticle
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Abstract
Plants grown in the field experience sharp changes in irradiation due to shading effects caused by clouds, other leaves, etc. The excess of absorbed light energy is dissipated by a number of mechanisms including cyclic electron transport, photorespiration, and Mehler-type reactions. This protection is essential for survival but decreases photosynthetic efficiency. All phototrophs except angiosperms harbor flavodiiron proteins (Flvs) which relieve the excess of excitation energy on the photosynthetic electron transport chain by reducing oxygen directly to water. Introduction of cyanobacterial Flv1/Flv3 in tobacco chloroplasts resulted in transgenic plants that showed similar photosynthetic performance under steady-state illumination, but displayed faster recovery of various photosynthetic parameters, including electron transport and non-photochemical quenching during dark-light transitions. They also kept the electron transport chain in a more oxidized state and enhanced the proton motive force of dark-adapted leaves. The results indicate that, by acting as electron sinks during light transitions, Flvs contribute to increase photosynthesis protection and efficiency under changing environmental conditions as those found by plants in the field.
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